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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 22:04:31 +0000Steri-Pharma expansion could bring Syracuse 82 jobsSteri-Pharma is asking the city of Syracuse for tax exemptionshttp://chic.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/12493/6877854?cpt=8&wpid=2637WSYR ABC 9 Syracusewe're tracking local jobs tonight -- 82 new full time positions could be coming to syracuse... all thanks to pharmaceutical company steri- pharma looking to expand. rod: as newschannel 9s beth cefalu shows us -- the company is hoping to get some financial help from the city for the expensive upgrade. beth: pharmaceutical company steri- pharma wants to build an addition to their existing facility here on west street... the new building would be roughly about a third of the size of the current building. it will include clean and sterile production rooms and warehouse space. the price tag for the upgrade though not small... it'll cost roughly 50-million dollars. steri-pharma is asking the city of syracuse for financial assistance... about one million dollars in mortgage and sales tax exemptions. the plus side of the big investment, according to the executive director of the syracuse industrial development agency, is a guarantee that the company is looking to stay right here in syracuse honora spillane sida: they have international ownership so its exciting to see them expand in syracuse in a neighborhood of the city looking to turn around. they hire a lot of people from the neighborhood, the jobs are very attainable, they're offer training they're very active so in addition to it being a great project it's a great story beth: spillane says the project already has state support but still needs to undergo an environmental review... sida will discuss the project further at a public hearing next month. in syracuse beth cefalu newschannel 9 tammy: happening